The sailer was halted before it could reach the cruiser when the Ithano's crew used a kinetic disruptormissile to freeze an approaching sandstorm, depriving Toltek's vessel of wind. After an hour of waiting, the wind returned, and the Devaronians finally reached the Obrexta III, only to find that the Corsair had already entered. Knowing he had the rival pirate group outgunned, Toltek chose to wait for Ithano to emerge with the prize and then take it from him. The Devaronian's plan never came to fruition however, as while he and his crew waited, the after effects of the kinetic disruption caused all the affected particles of sand to begin releasing energy in blasts comparable to the detonation of a thermal detonator, obliterating Toltek and his men.[1]